Originally Posted by DeadGrandpa

I once over torqued the seat post clamp while on a ride and the tightening screw broke in two. Not having a spare with me, I walked to a nearby farmers house and managed to 'borrow' a stainless steel hose clamp that worked until I had to bring my bike in for a new drive train. I didn't ask for it to be replaced with a real seat post collar, but he did it anyway.